US upstream news
Oil Search due to begin preliminary engineering work at Pikka field in early 2020
The progress into the Pikka field’s FEED phase is subject to approval from joint venture partners and the finalisation of required third-party agreements.
OneSubsea to supply Chevron with subsea production system for Gulf of Mexico
OneSubsea will supply vertical monobore production trees and multiphase flowmeters rated up to 20 000 psi.
Talos Energy acquires portfolio of Gulf of Mexico assets
The Acquired Assets produced approximately 19 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBoe/d) during 3Q19.
READ Cased Hole opens new facilities in Houston and Anchorage
In Houston, READ now operates from a 9000 ft2 facility in a highly accessible area of the city, comprising offices, a technical workshop, a laboratory and warehouse storage, while the company has relocated to a new and improved customer support office in Anchorage.
Chevron announces capital and exploratory budget for 2020
In the upstream business, approximately US$11 billion is forecasted to sustain and grow currently producing assets, including about US$4 billion for Permian unconventional development and about US$1 billion for other international unconventional development.
ConocoPhillips outlines 2020 – 2029 strategy
Part of the company's 10-year plan includes a free cash flow of approximately US$50 billion based on a real WTI price of US$50/bbl and annual capital expenditures averaging less than US$7 billion over the decade.
Weatherford appoints new Chief Financial Officer
Garcia recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Visteon Corporation, a leader in automotive cockpit electronics, and served as a board member of Keane Group, a pure-play provider of integrated well completions.
23rd World Petroleum Congress call for papers attracts record number of submissions
2000 abstracts have been received, 300 of which will be selected to be presented as papers and posters at the Congress in December 2020.
GlobalData: Haynesville shale expected to play crucial role in meeting future natural gas demand
The company’s latest report, ‘Haynesville Shale in the US, 2019’, reveals that the increasing natural gas production from the Haynesville Shale play will propel it as the main supplier to LNG operations along the US Gulf Coast (USGC).
MODEC, Mitsui, MOL and Marubeni to proceed with deepwater FPSO charter project in Brazil's pre-salt
The FPSO will be chartered for 21 years and deployed in the Búzios field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.